Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Grove area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Clapham Town , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Grove (SW4 0DR) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower than the Clapham Town average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Grove (SW4 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near The Pavement. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rectory Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Rule Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Charlotte Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Polygon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Netherford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brayburne Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brayburne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Rule Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Rule Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Rule Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wandsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rozel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Venn Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iveley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Floris Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Floris Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Floris Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Floris Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Floris Place —

Data Sources

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